RN-forever
specializes in Med-Surg, Geriatrics, Nurse Consulting.
I graduated in 2010 with an ADN. I worked 6 months on a med-surg floor then went to work in geriatrics and have been there for the past 5 months. I absolutley love where I work. That has more to do with my coworkers then geriatric nursing which to me is a big plus! I also pick up a few hours a month working as a nurse consult for Head Start. On the home front I'm a single parent raising two children and homeschooling them!
I was only at my hospital for 6 ,months and it was my first job too. Have faith you'll find something. I'd start looking for internships at hospitals also flu clinics will hire new grads Ya know the...
I went through what sounds like the same thing as a new grad. On first write up they had something there that I was aloud to do. It was in are policy book and yet when I confronted my boss she sighed...
So how does one aquire this 1600 hrs of IV experience an do you need proof? I mean I've been working for a year and starting IV's and running infusions among other nursing duties on a med surg floor...
Darn, wish someone would have replied! I'm thinking about moving to Dallas and I would love to join an IV team. Statring IV"s and infusions is what I like to do
I live in Trinidad,CO and starting pay at the hospital is $26/hr the nursing home $21-$22/hr I can tell you though the hospital here gave me only 4 days orientation as a new grad which was horrible....